Rob Pfaltzgraff Email & Phone Number

Rob Pfaltzgraff is a member of the Producers Guild of America and has served as the president of the Moving Picture Institute (MPI) since its founding in 2005. He has led the organization from its initial founding into a multimillion-dollar production company and talent incubator that creates high-impact films designed to entertain, inspire, and educate audiences with captivating stories about human freedom. He manages the overall operations of MPI, including the production of MPI Original Films, which have won several industry awards, and MPI’s talent development program that has supported hundreds of up-and-coming filmmakers. He has successfully raised and overseen tens of millions of dollars in financing for MPI’s award-winning productions.Rob has dozens of producer credits on award-winning films including lead producer on the narrative feature film Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game, starring Mike Faist (BAFTA-nominated) and Crystal Reed, and Miss Virginia starring Emmy® winner Uzo Aduba, Golden Globe® nominee Matthew Modine, and Academy Award Nominee Aunjanue Ellis. Rob’s producer credits also include the feature-length documentary Project Home (Official Selection Heartland International Film Festival), the digital series We’re Doing Good (Official Selection SXSW), and the short film A Piece of Cake starring Rich Sommer (Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival, Nominated for Best Narrative Short). In addition, Rob served as co-executive producer on the feature documentary The Dissident (Official Selection Sundance Film Festival, BAFTA-nominated).He is the lead producer on all MPI Original Films managing all aspects of development, production, and distribution making all key creative and business decisions. Rob is currently developing and producing several forthcoming short and feature-length MPI Original Films.

Listed skills include Fundraising, Nonprofits, Editing, Public Speaking, and 21 others.

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  President

  Moving Picture Institute

  Apr 2006 - Present - New York, United States

  • Developing and producing MPI Original Films https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm3191249?ref_=hm_prof_name• Creating and leading the organization’s growth strategy developing MPI from a $100,000 organization with one full-time employee in 2006 to a multi million dollar organization• Serving as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing all accounting, including grant disbursements and the general ledger; overseeing production of annual financial statements and meeting IRS reporting requirements with external auditors• Spearheading fundraising strategies, raising millions of dollars in funding from individuals and foundations to support MPI’s programs and productions• Negotiating distribution deals to ensure that MPI films are available theatrically as well as through outlets such as Apple TV, Amazon Prime Vide, BET, and Netflix• Overseeing marketing plans and social impact strategies for MPI films, ensuring that all MPI productions are skillfully promoted, widely viewed, and achieve measurable social and cultural impact • Overseeing the MPI Rising Filmmakers Program to develop the skills of up-and-coming filmmakers in areas including screenwriting, directing, editing, cinematography, and the business of film. • Successfully developing and maintaining key relationships with sister organizations, donors, media contacts, film industry professionals

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  Tufts University

  American Studies